Weather in Highlands, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highlands, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
86%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Highlands, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
71°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
74°
9p
Highlands, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm11%84°75°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm27%84°77°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle58%88°76°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%86°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers58%86°73°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%87°75°
Highlands, TX
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Highlands, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · backing 5°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Highlands, TX
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Highlands, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Highlands, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Highlands, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Highlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.